Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - Medications

The amount and type of
insulin you take will likely change over time, depending on changes that occur
with normal aging, changes in your exercise routine, and hormonal changes (such
as during rapid growth of adolescence or pregnancy). You may need higher doses
of insulin when you are ill or experiencing emotional stress. A woman needs
much more insulin than usual during the last part of pregnancy.

Learn about insulin:

Know the dose of each type of insulin you take,
when you take the doses, how long it takes for each type of insulin to start
working (onset), when it will have its greatest effect (peak), and how long it
will work (duration).

Talk to your doctor about whether you should take low-dose aspirin. Daily low-dose aspirin (81 milligrams) may help prevent heart problems if you are at risk for heart attack or stroke. People with diabetes are 2 to 4
times more likely than people who don't have diabetes to develop fatal heart and blood vessel diseases.5

If you have high blood
pressure or
high cholesterol, you may need other medicines to
treat these conditions. Adequate treatment may help prevent complications from
diabetes. You may need one or more medicines to lower blood pressure. You also
may need to take
statins to lower your cholesterol. Statins are
medicines that can reduce LDL levels and the risk of heart disease in people
who have diabetes.5

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